How much money should you spend on a gaming PC? March 2024
How much money should you spend on a gaming PC? Let's find out how performance scales by price if we remain value conscious on our parts list.
Here's a link to the previous video discussing the full thought process behind the $1500 build: • Best Value Gaming PC Build March 2024!!!
Here's the parts lists:
The best performance per dollar will be found in the $1100 to $1500 range using a build similar to what is listed below:
CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X: https://amzn.to/3TBFNmp
(Non-x is good too, but was out of stock when filming)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin https://amzn.to/4a7o23H
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2: https://amzn.to/3wEP5Vo
RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30: https://amzn.to/49Db2CW
SSD: 2 TB PCIe Gen 4: https://amzn.to/3PzEPEP
Case (Others are fine): Montech AIR 903 MAX https://amzn.to/3PdfPCP
PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2: https://amzn.to/3Ts30Hm
GPU choice should vary by your max budget and will have the largest impact on gaming performance out of any single part:
$1100 Build GPU: RX 6800 https://amzn.to/49Ig695
$1300 Build GPU: RTX 4070 Super https://amzn.to/49KIzew
$1300 Build GPU (AMD Option): RX 7900 GRE https://amzn.to/48F1gio
$1500 Build GPU: RTX 4070 Ti Super https://amzn.to/3IsP8GB
For $1700, upgrade the CPU to the Ryzen 7800X3D: https://amzn.to/3TuWf7F
From there upgrade the GPU further:
$2000 RTX 4080 Super: https://amzn.to/3T2ZEcw
7900 XTX is also an option to save a bit of money: https://amzn.to/49OPp2O
$2700 RTX 4090: https://amzn.to/3TcqiQ5
Spending more than this won't meaningfully increase performance, so extra funds can be allocated to making the build look awesome!
If you need to go below $1100 you will need to swap to an older generation CPU/Mobo/RAM
One option would be a Ryzen 5600 based build using these parts:
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600 https://amzn.to/3Ve3pyE
Mobo: A B550 motherboard at a low price. Something like this: https://amzn.to/4c5G7Rj
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 3200 CL 16 https://amzn.to/3IrQPUR
You could also cut the power supply and SSD a bit if needed.
GPU should scale with budget:
$800 build: RX 6700 XT https://amzn.to/3Vc4xmd
$860 build: RX 6800 https://amzn.to/4c38rnD
$960 build: RX 7800 XT https://amzn.to/4c899zS
$1000 build: RTX 4070 (or stick with 7800 XT if you prefer 16GB vram over better upscaler): https://amzn.to/3v3pZze
Sources:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs...
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/in...
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier...
What equipment do I use to make my videos?
Camera: Sony a6100 https://amzn.to/3wmDtR9
Camera Lens: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 https://amzn.to/36i0t9t
Camera Capture Card: Elgato CamLink 4K https://amzn.to/3AEAPcH
PC Capture Card: https://amzn.to/3jwBjxF
Mic: My actual mic (AT 3035) is out of production but this is a similar mic (AT 2020) https://amzn.to/3jS6LEB
Portable Mic attached to camera: Rode Video Micro https://amzn.to/3yrT0R4
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